Advances in medicine mean health care professionals can prolong life, yet some treatments have a low chance of providing tangible benefits to some patients, can result in a ‘ bad death’ and represent a multi-million dollar cost to the public Read more about Less can be more at the end of life - Scimex

Contrary to growing popular belief, physical exercise does not slow cognitive decline in dementia, reports a clinical trial of nearly 500 older adults. UK researchers found participants who did twice-weekly gym sessions plus exercises at home Read more about Exercise doesn’t slow dementia down - Scimex

On 22 May world-renowned physicist, presenter and former rock star, Prof Brian Cox, will talk to thousands of school students and teachers across Australia, streamed on Australia’ s Science Channel. Media Release. From:RiAus. In Australia for Read more about In Class With Brian Cox - Scimex

Since the Montreal Protocol was brought in, the atmospheric levels of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) have been steadily decreasing. However, the decline of one of those compounds - trichlorofluoromethane (CFC-11) - seems to have stalled, with the Read more about Is someone still producing CFCs? - Scimex

International scientists have seen what might be some of the earliest stars ever formed from around 250 million years after the Big Bang. One of the biggest questions in modern astronomy is when the first stars formed. The researchers looked at the Read more about Getting a glimpse of the early stars - Scimex

Women are more attracted to men with longer legs in relation to their body height, according to UK scientists. They found that longer legs make men more attractive but that arm length doesn't have the same effect. Blokes with average length legs Read more about Ladies love a long leg on their lads - Scimex